Top consumer mergers and acquisitions in March 2026
Every verified merger and acquisition in the consumer sector in this period, ranked by disclosed value. Updated every morning.
We tracked 10 deals in the consumer sector in March 2026, 7 of them with a disclosed value, worth $76.9bn in total. The largest was McCormick & Company's $44.8bn deal for Unilever Foods, ahead of Sysco Corporation and Jetro Restaurant Depot at $29.1bn.
Top consumer mergers and acquisitions in March 2026
- 131 MarMcCormick & Company → Unilever FoodsMcCormick agrees US$44.8bn combination with Unilever FoodsConsumer / Packaged foodIn review$44.8bn
- 230 MarSysco Corporation → Jetro Restaurant DepotSysco agrees US$29.1bn deal for Jetro Restaurant DepotConsumer / Foodservice distributionIn review$29.1bn
- 326 MarHenkel AG & Co. KGaA → Olaplex Holdings, Inc.Henkel agrees US$1.4bn deal for OlaplexConsumer / Hair careCompleted$1.4bn
- 49 MarMonomoy Capital Partners → Jiffy Lube International (incl. Premium Velocity Auto)Shell sells Jiffy Lube to Monomoy for $1.3bnConsumer / Automotive servicesCompleted$1.3bn
- 52 MarMalibu Boats, Inc. → Saxdor YachtsMalibu Boats buys Saxdor Yachts for €150mConsumer / Leisure boatsCompleted$175m
- 624 MarSkylark Holdings Co., Ltd. → Shinpachi Co., Ltd.Skylark agrees ¥11bn deal for Shinpachi Shokudo chainConsumer / RestaurantsCompleted$69m
- 72 MarTilray Brands, Inc. → BrewDog (selected assets)Tilray buys BrewDog out of administration for £33mConsumer / Craft beerCompleted$44m
- 823 MarDanone SA → Huel LtdDanone agrees to buy HuelConsumer / Functional nutritionCompletedUndisclosed
- 913 MarNissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd. → Nissin-Universal Robina Corporation (21% stake)Nissin Foods to take control of Philippine noodle venture with URCConsumer / Packaged foodAgreedUndisclosed
- 105 MarThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc. → Forest EssentialsEstée Lauder agrees to take full control of Forest EssentialsConsumer / BeautyAgreedUndisclosed